Seafarers are one of the highest paid workers around the world. Our salaries on a per month basis are much bigger compared to other land-based professions. I’ve been sailing with different nationalities and I found out that we all share this same privilege. Overall,...

Last February 2018, Seaman Memories had an exclusive online interview with Miss Hiroka. She is the first female Deck Officer in a Japanese Chemical Tanker ship. She told us how she conquered her profession which is dominated by men since the beginning of time. Like...

Basic Training (BT) is one of the fundamental certificates needed for every person who wants to work on ships. It is formerly known as the SOLAS Training or the Basic Safety Training and Instruction (BSTI). If you want to work in tankers, cruise ships, cargo...

We all do it. Every port, our number one concern when the ship is alongside is internet SIM cards and where to buy them. Seafarers don’t want women anymore! We junked those myths overboard already. Having an internet connection is like having an orgasm but lasts...

Since seafarers travel anywhere around the world, there’s a pretty good chance that you will visit European ports in your career. Europe is a dream place to travel for many people and we seafarers are actually privileged to visit there in and out either signing off or...

There are false myths about seamen that make us popular these days. Many people, especially the young ones, are attracted to this career. They perceive seafarers as wealthy, uncomplicated and leading an easy-going life. This is one of the wrong belief they have about...